Assessment Of Obesity Management In Medical Examination

Assessment of obesity management in medical examination

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Obesity is a growing international health problem that has already reached epidemic proportions, particularly within the United States where a majority of the population is overweight or obese. Effective methods of treatment are needed, …

Assessment of obesity management in medical examination

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There exists a disconnect between the rising obesity prevalence with its high toll on medical resources, and the lack of obesity education provided to practitioners in …

Clinical Assessment and Management of Adult Obesity

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Obesity: Assessment and Management in Primary Care

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Clinical assessment of pediatric patients should include determination of the BMI percentile (for age and sex) and careful evaluation to identify possible complications …

Obesity - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

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Diagnosis. To diagnose obesity, your doctor will typically perform a physical exam and recommend some tests. These exams and tests generally include: Taking your health …

Obesity Clinical Presentation: History, Physical …

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The possibility of bingeing, purging, lack of satiety, food-seeking behavior, night-eating syndrome, and other abnormal feeding habits must be identified because management of these habits is...

Assessment of obesity management in medical …

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Obesity is not a silent disease to be tolerated: it is an aggressive yet insidious disease (much like type 2 diabetes) that must be arrested before its negative health …

Obesity: Assessment and the evaluation of obesity …

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A supplementary step in the standardization of the expression of overweight and obesity in children was made in 2000 by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) …

Classification of obesity and assessment of obesity …

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Assessment begins with classification by body mass index (BMI), with overweight and obesity defined as a BMI of 25 and 30 kg/m (2), respectively. Patients with high-risk …

Assessment of obesity management in medical examination

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Physician attitudes toward obesity are influenced by their lack of familiarity with the management of the disease. This may include dietary restriction, increasing …